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Federal investigators looking into last year's fire at Chevron's Richmond refinery said the incident shows stronger oversight is needed. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said the state agencies charged with overseeing refineries lacked staff and proper training. The blaze, caused by a leak in a corroded 1970s-era pipe, sent black smoke high into the air. Thousands of residents complained of eye irritation and breathing problems.

Bar recommends disbarment for D.A.

A district attorney is facing possible disbarment after a judge found he spoke with a drug defendant without her lawyer present, lied about the conversation and failed to promptly disclose it to defense attorneys in the case. In a statement Friday, Del Norte County District Attorney Jon Alexander said he was being persecuted.

Warrant had been issued for teen

Records show an arrest warrant was issued a week after a teen escaped from a juvenile facility – a disclosure that sheds some light on concerns that he might have slipped through the cracks before his arrest in a Nevada drunken driving crash that killed five family members. The warrant for Jean Ervin Soriano, 18, was issued on March 8 by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing department records. Before his escape, Soriano was being held at an unguarded facility in Santa Ana.

Camera recorded kidnap suspect

The main suspect in last month's abduction of a 10-year-old girl was recorded on video crossing the border into Mexico at Tecate, Los Angeles police said. Tobias Summers, 30 is charged with kidnapping, nearly three dozen counts of sexual assault and burglary. He's described as a transient with a criminal record including convictions for burglary and grand theft.

2 missing youngsters found safe

Two teenagers whose disappearance raised concerns of possible suicide have been found unharmed in a recreational vehicle behind a friend's house in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County authorities said. Nicholas Marino, 13, and Kaylee Rebert, 14, were found some 36 hours after they were reported missing.

Off-duty officer helps airport agent

A vacationing police officer who came to the rescue of a security agent being attacked at Honolulu airport was praised by federal authorities. Justin Rogers of the Pinole Police Department had just taken off his shoes to go through security when he spotted the assault and tackled the woman hitting a female TSA officer, as recorded in surveillance video.

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